1. 02-09-11 02:08 AM #1
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    What are the biggest book out there

    in term of volumn?
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  2. 02-09-11 02:09 AM #2
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    BetFair, Sbobet, Paddy
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  3. 02-09-11 02:16 AM #3
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    bookmaker is big too
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  4. 02-09-11 02:44 AM #4
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  5. 02-09-11 02:47 AM #5
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    The one above then Betfair.
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  6. 02-09-11 02:49 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cap dat 4ss View Post
    Klencke Atlas
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  7. 02-09-11 03:34 AM #7
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    dIf you're talking online, I'd be surprised if it isn't Betfair followed by Pinnacle and SBO

    But if you take in shop-fronts a few of those UK books would be pretty big too.

    No idea about how Vegas would measure up to them all.
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  8. 02-09-11 03:44 AM #8
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    I would say betfair
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  9. 02-09-11 04:00 AM #9
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    what does biggest mean? how can we compare these books? paid tax? annual profit? numbers of customer? numbers of worker?
    also there are some subjective things
    Repuptation, history/background....

    Everyone tells a book name but this is nonsense discussion
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  10. 02-09-11 04:41 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by gangeriver View Post
    what does biggest mean? how can we compare these books? paid tax? annual profit? numbers of customer? numbers of worker?
    also there are some subjective things
    Repuptation, history/background....

    Everyone tells a book name but this is nonsense discussion
    I would think wagering turnover is what most would think.

    leave out casinos and poker
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  11. 02-09-11 05:10 AM #11
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    if not online only, Ladbrokes does a shitload of overall volume and Fortuna is not too shabby either across all their shops and territories ...
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  12. 02-09-11 05:39 AM #12
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    I think it might be IBC.
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  13. 02-09-11 05:41 AM #13
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    Well for usa customers it is sportsbook.com and bodog

    no one even close after that
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  14. 02-10-11 05:19 AM #14
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    ladbrokes would have to be the biggest in total with all the shops plus online, they have been in business for decades
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  15. 02-10-11 05:41 AM #15
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    Imagine if Pinnacle still accepted US customers.
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  16. 02-10-11 05:47 AM #16
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    jjgold- what do you think about that thread by the guy that got ripped off badly by Sportsbook.com? Have you ever gotten ripped off by a book?
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  17. 02-10-11 06:23 AM #17
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    I would say betfair and pinnacle, also IBC should be close.
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  18. 02-10-11 07:02 AM #18
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    Laddy has so many shops that I´d say them. If only internet then Betfair and Pinny.
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  19. 02-10-11 07:18 AM #19
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    messed up this post
    Last edited by tenbas; 02-10-11 at 08:30 AM.
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  20. 02-10-11 07:31 AM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by flyingillini View Post
    BetFair, Sbobet, Paddy
    lol what
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  21. 02-10-11 07:38 AM #21
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    Where is IBC??
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  22. 02-10-11 07:47 AM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Where is IBC??
    Asian book. Accounts by invitation only.
    A few other books (e.g. 12Bet) clone their odds.

    Ladbrokes is the biggest traditional book by turnover.
    Difficult to compare Betfair to a traditional book because amount matched on an exchange and amount risked are not the same thing.
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  23. 02-10-11 08:29 AM #23
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    Here in Europe one of the biggest, if not the biggest, is Betfair. Liquidity is insane on major events.
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  24. 02-10-11 10:47 AM #24
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    In terms of non-exchange, US-facing books, I'd have to say Bookmaker and Greek and Sportsbook.com
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  25. 02-10-11 01:48 PM #25
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    Ladbrokes is bigger than Pinny? But I think they are the biggest in Europe.
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  26. 02-10-11 02:10 PM #26
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    if these books are public do they ever file earning reports? I notice almost all the phone traffic i receive is from Flordia area??
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